Mortar Rounds

continued clearing up Gawsaq, a neighborhood retaken on Monday from IS, according to special forces and police officers. A mortarround landed in one of the streets, killing three civilians and wounding a fourth, another police officer said, as security

slowing the government offensive, Rasool said. IS had used Tell al-Rayan to position snipers and fire off rockets and mortarrounds to derail the advance of the Iraqi troops, he said. Another special forces officer said IS targeted the advancing troops